[ID] unknown fruiting tree

Phoenix238 · Post by **Phoenix238** » May 19th, 2015, 1:09 pm

Hi guys, can you help me ID this tree? I tried Google but was unsuccessful. The fruit is about the size of a gumnut and smells of citrus when opened. It caught my interest with the small fruit and gnarly branch structure

MoGanic · Post by **MoGanic** » May 19th, 2015, 1:28 pm

I had one of these (or something similar) pop itself up at my parents house.

The fruit smelled sort of citrus like. Never did figure out what it was though! Grows like mad when cut back at the right time too but tends to shoot higher up.

I never bothered with it as a Bonsai, just because the stock I had was pretty uninteresting.

Hopefully an ID can be confirmed by someone else on here, I'd be keen to find out myself.

Cheers,
Mo

dansai · Post by **dansai** » May 19th, 2015, 2:10 pm

Pittosporum species, probably undulatum.

dansai · Post by **dansai** » May 19th, 2015, 2:13 pm

Fruits look ripe. You can pick a few and see if they open, otherwise wait until some open and pick out the seed. Should have good success germinating from fresh seed.

Twinkletoes · Post by **Twinkletoes** » May 19th, 2015, 2:37 pm

I have a tree in my yard with leaves & fruit that look similar however mine is only just starting to get flower buds at the moment. The closest thing I can find online that appears to be similar is the Tuckeroo tree.

The birds love the fruit but I have to admit that I haven't investigated it enough to bother to smell the fruit as yet. Occasionally seedlings come up around the garden & I have one in a small pot but I dont think it will make a very good bonsai specimen. The leaves are just too large. We pruned some low branches on the parent tree when we first moved in about 5-6 years ago and I haven't noticed any back branching on older wood at all.
I hope you have more luck than I have had in finding out what it is.
Cheers, Rianne

MoGanic · Post by **MoGanic** » May 19th, 2015, 2:39 pm

dansai wrote:Pittosporum species, probably undulatum.

Looks right to me... at least according to the google images I came across

.

Cheers mate,
Mo

Boics · Post by **Boics** » May 19th, 2015, 2:58 pm

I believe it to be this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loquat
IF so they are edible.

Don't take my word for it thought!

Massive leaves and not what I would consider a good specimen for "Bonsaiing"!

MoGanic · Post by **MoGanic** » May 19th, 2015, 3:42 pm

Hey Boics,

Definitely not a loquat, have had plenty and the leaves, fruit and branchlets are different.

Cheers,
Mo

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Boics · Post by **Boics** » May 19th, 2015, 3:50 pm

Yeh.

I reckon you're right Mo.

After I posted I looked at the photo's again and the shiny leaves and fruit bunches don't really match?

Phoenix238 · Post by **Phoenix238** » May 19th, 2015, 4:05 pm

dansai wrote:Pittosporum species, probably undulatum.

Seems like the most likely candidate, Google images certainly seem to match and Wikipedia says it's native to coastal Victoria (we're 50k's from the south coast.) Thanks all. Do you think the leaves would reduce?

Josh · Post by **Josh** » May 19th, 2015, 4:49 pm

Phoenix238 wrote:
dansai wrote:Pittosporum species, probably undulatum.
Seems like the most likely candidate, Google images certainly seem to match and Wikipedia says it's native to coastal Victoria (we're 50k's from the south coast.) Thanks all. Do you think the leaves would reduce?

It is Pittosporum Undulatum also known as sweet pittosporum and if it was me I would cut it down and poison it, then poison again. They are an absolute weed and seed everywhere. I collect just about any

but I wouldn't bother with these

Not sure if the leaves reduce but would take a lot I would think as they are fairly big. I am pulling them out by the dozen at work and spraying the stumps and they just keep growing

Josh

dansai · Post by **dansai** » May 19th, 2015, 6:51 pm

Interesting that they are considered a weed down your way Josh. Their range includes your area to way up north of me into Queensland. I know they have become weedy in Sydney due to run off from gardens supplying extra water and nutrients into bushland favouring these and others over other species.

Josh wrote:spraying the stumps and they just keep growing

Try some undiluted glysophate applied to outer edge from the cambium layer out after cutting them.

dansai · Post by **dansai** » May 19th, 2015, 7:23 pm

Heres a link that confirms what both Josh and I have commented above.

Phoenix238 · Post by **Phoenix238** » May 20th, 2015, 4:36 am

Hmm, fair call guys. I'll have a think about it, thanks

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » May 20th, 2015, 7:48 am

Cane toad in plant form...?!

Cheers
Elmar

AusBonsai